The Manhattan Criminal Courts building at 100 Centre St. is pictured in this Daily News file photo. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News)

Two city Department of Correction officers were suspended after they got into a nasty fight at Manhattan Criminal Court — a melee that ended with one of the officers dousing the other with pepper spray, officials and sources with knowledge of the case said.

A DOC spokesman said the department was investigating the fight, which broke out around 11:30 a.m. inside a third floor woman’s locker room used by officers at 100 Centre St.

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The fight spilled out into the corridor, where one woman allegedly sprayed the other with pepper spray, sources with knowledge of the case said. A third guard tried to break up the fight, sources said.

The Manhattan Criminal Courts building on Centre St. in Lower Manhattan. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News)

Both women, identified only as Officer Stokes and Officer Singleton, were taken to an area hospital for treatment, officials said. Each officer has been with the DOC for more than a decade, officials said.

According to a report acquired by the Daily News, the argument between the two women broke out as soon as Stokes walked into the locker room.

“Maintaining the safety of our officers and people in custody is our primary mission,” DOC Press Secretary Jason Kersten said. “We are investigating this incident and will take appropriate actions based on our findings.”

A spokesman for the state Office of Court Administration said the fight happened in a DOC area and had no info about what happened.

Retired correction officer Fitzgerald David said the fight was a sign of the stress correction officers face.

“You got officers going to work every day with PTSD," David said, blaming the DOC for not doing enough to help their employees do their jobs safely. “These officers are frustrated. They’re going through living hell.”